Bill Lee: “I want to be very clear about a couple of things. No. 1, the fact that the word ``hostilities''--”

I hope that Tennessee governor Bill Lee’s decision to postpone the last execution scheduled for this year will give lawmakers time to consider the subject seriously.

I have ordered a pause on all executions for the remainder of the year.

It’s exactly why we will have a thorough, comprehensive review of what happened, so that we can know the answers that so many people want.

We have really seen the airport board and commissioners just step right into one decision to the next to make sure that this happened.